Chatib Basri

New book on Indonesia published by the ADB
Reza Anglingkusumo &I contributed a chapter on Indonesia’s macroeconomic policy& industrialization.

We explore Indonesia’s economic evolution, focusing on productivity and competitiveness in industrial development.

Open access: www.adb.org/sites/defaul...

Q&A with M. Chatib Basri on “Active Alignment: How Indonesia Can Shape the U.S.-China Strategic Competition
rajawali.hks.harvard.edu/articles/qa-...

Speaking at the launch of the Middle Powers report at Harvard’s Belfer Center and Ash Center. A timely discussion on how middle powers shape a fragmenting global order.

Middle Powers

The first five published case studies are by seasoned authors specializing in their country's geopolitics:
🌍Brazil; @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social
🌍India; Professor C. Mohan Raja
🌍Indonesia; Muhamad Chatib Basri, Evan Laksmana
🌍South Africa; Anthoni Van Nieuwkerk
🌍Turkey; @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social

Join us for a conversation on the future of Middle Powers and the role of Brazil, Indonesia, India, South Africa, and Turkey in the global order!
At Harvard Belfer Center
www.belfercenter.org/event/how-ar...

Congrats

I’m pleased to share my new paper published by Harvard BelferCenter , as part of the Middle Powers
Project, exploring how Indonesia is navigating today’s shifting world order. www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

Read more here: www.belfercenter.org/programs/mid...

🆕 Going for economic growth: Lessons from Indonesia 📢

Today on VoxDevTalks, Muhamad Chatib Basri (Former Minister of Finance) discusses Indonesia's path to achieving high levels of economic growth: voxdev.org/topic/macroe...

Live! Experts are w/ CGD & the University of Chicago to discuss lessons from research-policy collaborations.

W/ @rglenner.bsky.social, Michael Kremer, Muhamad Chatib Basri, Jose Carlos Chavez Cuentas, Rema Hanna, Sasha Gallant, & Amanda Glassman.

Tune in ⬇️🔴
https://bit.ly/47pGztm

Muhamad Chatib Basri, former Minister of Finance of Indonesia, reflects at @cgdev.org on how scaled innovations don't always succeed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8q5...

He references Indonesia's dramatic increase in teacher salaries with no impact on student learning. econweb.ucsd.edu/~kamurali/pa...

Sound analysis from economist Muhamad Chatib Basri on Indonesia's good economic growth but fragile middle class. He helps to describe why millions of young Indonesian were involved in street protests nationwide
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class Indonesia’s strong macroeconomic outlook belies an anxiety among its aspiring middle class, evidenced by recent protests. This paper explores the roots of this paradox and offers policy avenues to imp...

“When statistics speak of progress, but justice does not move, the streets take the stage.”

CID Visiting Scholar Muhamad Chatib Basri explores how economic growth can coexist with deep social insecurity in "Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class.”

Read 👉 bit.ly/3LlMPK6

The Harvard Center for International Developmnt Welcomes New Fellows for the 2025 Academic Year The Harvard Center for International Development (CID) is pleased to welcome a distinguished new cohort of fellows for the 2025 academic year. Fellows bring a wealth of global experience and diverse p...

📣 CID is excited to announce a distinguished new cohort of fellows for the 2025 academic year. These fellows bring global perspectives that enhance CID’s research & teaching.
Read more: bit.ly/4i2lpW6
@chatibbasri.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social

Official publication day www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shared-pro...

Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class Indonesia’s strong macroeconomic outlook belies an anxiety among its aspiring middle class, evidenced by recent protests. This paper explores the roots of this paradox and offers policy avenues to imp...

Indonesia’s economy looks stable, even strong, on paper. So why is the country’s aspiring middle class anxious – and protesting?

@chatibbasri.bsky.social explains: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Can the Global Economy Be Healed? A noted Harvard economist presents an optimistic vision of a world after Donald Trump.

I talked to @johncassidysays.bsky.social of The New Yorker about my new book www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class Indonesia’s strong macroeconomic outlook belies an anxiety among its aspiring middle class, evidenced by recent protests. This paper explores the roots of this paradox and offers policy avenues to imp...

Indonesian economy has remarkably well in the past 20yrs. So why are we seeing waves of mass protests over pocket book issues? My article in
@carnegieendowment.org
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Neglected Solutions to Our Biggest Problems Dani Rodrik argues that we already have the tools we need to address the world's biggest economic challenges.

My latest www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...

Congratulations to Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social on the launch of his latest book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World; a remarkable and timely work, rich with insights for both developed and developing countries.

Currently reading @drodrik.bsky.social’s new book, releasing in a few weeks.

Join us for a launch discussion with Dani Rodrik, @chatibbasri.bsky.social, Rebecca Henderson, & @johncassidysays.bsky.social, on October 29, at Harvard Kennedy School.

Register here: www.hks.harvard.edu/events/share...

Indonesia’s shrinking middle class rattles businesses betting on a boom People are falling behind as commodities giant fails to deliver well-paid jobs

The culprit for this is the inability to produce jobs in the formal sector,” said Chatib Basri, a former finance minister who is now advising the government on the economy. “From 2019, most of the jobs created were basically in the informal sector. on.ft.com/3X4Mkax